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Has the time come at last to live a Microsoft-free life? That thought crossed my mind yesterday morning as I read an announcement from IBM that (with Canonical Inc.) it was offering a new Linux-based virtual desktop suite that, at user prices as low as $59, would compete directly with the iconic Microsoft Office.

In yet another conspiracist theory, I explain how Microsoft plans to phase out XP and force upgrades to Vista.

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-5 for the i386 and x86_64 Architectures. Further Arch support for PowerPC, IA64 and Sparc are planned and will be released soon. These arch's will follow the existing pattern of release to Beta first, and then to Final.

Thanks to Anonymous Reader at Ed Foster's Gripelog for getting me started thinking on this storyline. This is one side of an actual conversation with Microsoft tech support, recorded 2-3 years from now.

Mr. Titch, in his article The Dangers of Dictating Procurement, shows that he has spent too much time listening to Microsoft propaganda and not enough time thinking for himself - a sad position for a think tank representative. Now Mr. Titch says he has received "no real reply". Mr. Titch, here is my reply.